MINNESOTA COSMETOLOGY LAWS
AND RULES STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ 7. Answer: How many members are on the board?
◉ The people. Answer: Who does the council represent?
◉ 3 years. Answer: How long is a license good for?
◉ Individual licenses expire on the last day of the licensee's birth
month of the year to date. Salon and school licenses expire on the last
day of the month of initial licensure of the year due.. Answer: When
does as license expire?
◉ The conditions and process by which a salon is licensed shall be
stablished by the board by rule. In addition to those requirements, no
license shall be issued unless the board first determines that the
conditions have been satisfied.. Answer: How do you license a salon?
◉ Evidence of continued professional liability insurance coverage of at
least $25,000 for each claim and $50,000 total coverage for each policy
year for each operator. Answer: How much liability insurance does a
salon need?
, ◉ The applicant, except the state and its political subdivisions shall file
with the board a coninous corporatesurety bond in the amount of
$10,000, conditioned upon the faithful performance of all contracts and
agreements with students made by the applicant. The bond shall run to
the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a cause of
action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed
and before it is canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made
y the applicant with any student.. Answer: What is a surety bond?
◉ A five-inch by seven-inch notice shall be posted in the reception area
stating in boldface letters: "THIS SALON HAS BEEN LICENSED AND
INSPECTED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. A COPY OF THE MOST
RECENT INSPECTION REPOR IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REVIEW UPON
REQUEST.". Answer: Where is the inspection report posted?
◉ Inspectors may discuss the results of the inspection at its conclusion,
in private, with the salon owner, manager, or a responsible person so
designated in writing by the manager. A written report shall also be
given or sent to the owner or salon.. Answer: Who are the details of the
inspection report discussed with?
◉ A responsible person in the manager's absence. The responsible
person shall be licensed as a manager, and licensed as a cosmetologist
in a cosmetology salon, esthetician salon, or nail salon; a licensed
esthetician in an esthetician salon; or a licensed nail technician in a nail
salon.. Answer: Who is left in charge of a salon if the manager is gone?
AND RULES STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ 7. Answer: How many members are on the board?
◉ The people. Answer: Who does the council represent?
◉ 3 years. Answer: How long is a license good for?
◉ Individual licenses expire on the last day of the licensee's birth
month of the year to date. Salon and school licenses expire on the last
day of the month of initial licensure of the year due.. Answer: When
does as license expire?
◉ The conditions and process by which a salon is licensed shall be
stablished by the board by rule. In addition to those requirements, no
license shall be issued unless the board first determines that the
conditions have been satisfied.. Answer: How do you license a salon?
◉ Evidence of continued professional liability insurance coverage of at
least $25,000 for each claim and $50,000 total coverage for each policy
year for each operator. Answer: How much liability insurance does a
salon need?
, ◉ The applicant, except the state and its political subdivisions shall file
with the board a coninous corporatesurety bond in the amount of
$10,000, conditioned upon the faithful performance of all contracts and
agreements with students made by the applicant. The bond shall run to
the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a cause of
action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed
and before it is canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made
y the applicant with any student.. Answer: What is a surety bond?
◉ A five-inch by seven-inch notice shall be posted in the reception area
stating in boldface letters: "THIS SALON HAS BEEN LICENSED AND
INSPECTED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. A COPY OF THE MOST
RECENT INSPECTION REPOR IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REVIEW UPON
REQUEST.". Answer: Where is the inspection report posted?
◉ Inspectors may discuss the results of the inspection at its conclusion,
in private, with the salon owner, manager, or a responsible person so
designated in writing by the manager. A written report shall also be
given or sent to the owner or salon.. Answer: Who are the details of the
inspection report discussed with?
◉ A responsible person in the manager's absence. The responsible
person shall be licensed as a manager, and licensed as a cosmetologist
in a cosmetology salon, esthetician salon, or nail salon; a licensed
esthetician in an esthetician salon; or a licensed nail technician in a nail
salon.. Answer: Who is left in charge of a salon if the manager is gone?
